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Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Ten-part adaptation of Arthur C Clarke's sci-fi classic read by William Roberts.

Ten-part adaptation of Arthur C Clarke's groundbreaking sci-fi classic read by William Roberts.

Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey: Epidemic

11/05/2004

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Epidemic

Astronomer Dr Heywood Floyd heads for the moon amidst fears of a mutated flu epidemic.

Astronomer Dr Heywood Floyd heads for the moon amidst fears of a mutated flu epidemic. Classic sci-fi novel read by William Roberts. From January 2001.

Dr Floyd heads out to the moon, amidst fears of a mutated flu epidemic - but why is an astronomer required?

Arthur C Clarke's ground-breaking novel is set in our present, a vision of a future yet to be, and a past shrouded in mystery. 

Read in ten parts by William Roberts - secrets of the story are revealed that the film adaptation missed.

Producer: Dirk Maggs 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

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